Are there certain foods you can eat to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease?
Aug 01, 2019 04:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
With the rise of fad diets, superfoods, and a growing range of dietary supplement choices, its sometimes hard to know what to eat. This can be particularly relevant as we grow older, and are trying to make the best...
Men and HIV: how poverty, violence and inequality play a part
Jul 29, 2019 01:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Its obvious that mens practices and behaviour are central to womens vulnerability to HIV. This is why a major focus in the fight against HIV has been on interventions involving work with men and boys to transform...
It will take a lot more than free menstrual pads to end period poverty
Jul 28, 2019 11:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
All of those who menstruate, wherever they live, experience challenges when managing their period. These might include a lack of products, toilets or disposal facilities, enduring pain, being bullied or being restricted...
Jul 28, 2019 11:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
There is an ongoing lively debate among healthcare professionals about whether or not obesity is a disease. Differences between those who argue that its a disease and those who argue that its just a risk factor for...
We asked five experts: is whitening bad for teeth?
Jul 28, 2019 11:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
If youre anything like me, celebrity smiles and Colgate ads make you feel guilty about your regular consumption of coffee, red wine, tea, and all the other fun things were told will stain our teeth. And the solution...
People living with HIV struggle to access much-needed dental care
Jul 26, 2019 09:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Nearly 37 million people were living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) globally in 2017, according to the World Health Organization. In Canada, 84,409 cases of HIV have been reported since 1985. The province of...
CBD and genetic testing provide hope for 'intractable' epilepsy in children
Jul 26, 2019 09:08 am UTC| Health
It can start with a vacant stare, what appear to be muscle twitches or a full-blown seizure. But no matter how it begins, any time a child is diagnosed with epilepsy is often a frightening time for families. About...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight